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MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Mpumalanga Nature Conservation Act, No. 10 of 1998

Long title


To consolidate and amend the laws relating to nature conservation within the Province and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1. Definition
2. Administration of Act
3. Appointment of nature conservators, honorary nature conservators and conservation rangers

CHAPTER 2. WILD ANIMALS
4. Specially protected game, protected game, ordinary game and protected wild animals
5. Hunting of specially protected game
6. Hunting of protected game
7. Hunting of ordinary game
8. Hunting of protected wild animals
9. Hunting in nature reserves
10. Hunting during night
11. Hunting of game with certain weapons
12. Prohibited acts with certain devices or means
13. Hunting of protected wild animals under certain circumstances
14. Hunting on or from a public road
15. Entering upon land with weapons and conveyance of firearms
16. Catching of game
17. Leaving or making of openings in certain fences
18. Hunting or catching of wild animals in certain manners
19. Hunting or catching of exotic animals and wild animals which are not game
20. Responsible Member may cause wild animals or exotic animals to be hunted or caught
21. Poisoning of game or wild animals which are not game
22. Possession of elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns
23. Sale of game
24. Purchase of game
25. Donation of game
26. Picking up or removal of game
27. Receipt, possession, acquisition or handling of dead game
28. Conveyance of dead game
29. Keeping or conveyance of live game
30. Conveyance or keeping of live wild animals or exotic animals in certain conditions
31. Importing of live wild animals
32. Exporting or removal of wild animals from Province
33. Prohibited acts with certain live wild animals
34. Prohibited acts with exotic animals
35. Prohibited acts with certain invertebrate
36. Power of Responsible Member in respect of survival of certain wild animals
37. Exemption to hunt, catch or sell game
38. Transfer of hunting-rights
39. Prohibited acts
40. Establishment or operating of game parks or similar institutions

CHAPTER 3. PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS AND HUNTING-OUTFITTERS
41. Acting as professional hunters or hunting-outfitters
42. Hunting of wild animals or exotic animals by clients
43. Hunting-outfitters to be holders of hunting-rights
CHAPTER 4. PROBLEM ANIMALS
44. Problem animals
45. Cancellation of registration of clubs
46. Hunting of problem animals by officers or employees of Board
47. Research on problem animal
48. Financial Assistance
49. Poisoning of problem animals by means of poison-pellets
50. Prohibited acts relating to problem animals
CHAPTER 5. FISHERIES
51. Application of Chapter
52. Closed season for fish
53. Catching of fish otherwise than by angling
54. Permissible fishing tackle and bait
55. Possession of nets or traps
56. Angling without licence
57. Exemption to catch or sell fish
58. Permission necessary to catch fish
59. Entering upon land with fishing tackle
60. Placing of obstruction in waters and draining of waters
61. Placing of certain objects on waters
62. Placing or releasing of fish in waters
63. Sale of live freshwater fish
64. Importing of live fish
65. Fly-fishing waters
66. Receipt, possession, acquisition or handling of fish
67. Pollution of waters
68. Prohibited acts with certain aquatic growths
CHAPTER 6. INDIGENOUS PLANTS
69. Protected plants and specially protected plants
70. Picking of protected plants
71. Picking of indigenous plants in nature reserves
72. Picking of indigenous plants on or near public roads
73. Picking of indigenous plants by any person other than owner or occupier
74. Donation, sale, export or removal from Province of protected plants
75. Purchase or receipt of protected plants
76. Importing into and conveyance within Province of protected plants
77. Exemption of owners of nurseries
78. Receipt, possession, acquisition or handling of protected plants
79. Prohibited acts with specially protected plants
80. Invader weeds and plants
CHAPTER 7. ENDANGERED AND RARE SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA
81. Endangered and rare species of fauna and flora
82. Prohibited acts with endangered species or rare species
CHAPTER 8. CAVE-FORMATIONS
83. Prohibited acts with caves or cave-formations
CHAPTER 9. GENERAL
84. Unique communities
85. Powers of Responsible Member
86. Regulations
87. Powers of Board
88. Licences, permits and exemptions
89. Delegations
90. Powers and functions of nature conservators pertaining to search, seizure and entry
91. Article to be seized under search warrant
92. Inspectorate powers and functions of nature conservators
93. General powers and functions of nature conservators
94. Powers and functions of honorary nature conservators
95. Powers and functions of conservation rangers
96. Certificate of appointment
97. Offences in respect of nature conservators, honorary, nature conservators, or conservation rangers
98. Exercising or performing of powers or functions of owner where land is held by more than one person, partnership or other body
99. Reward for information
100. Presumptions and evidence
101. Forfeiture of certain goods and privileges
102. Allocation of fees, fines and proceeds of sales
103. Limitation of liability and legal proceedings
104. Declaration in respect of force and effect, repeal or amendment of laws, and savings
105. Short title and commencement
Sch.1. SPECIALLY PROTECTED GAME (SECTION 4(1)(A))
Sch.2. PROTECTED GAME (SECTION 4(1)(B))
Sch.3. ORDINARY GAME (SECTION 4(1)(C))
Sch.4. PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS (SECTION 4(1)(D))
Sch.5. WILD ANIMALS TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 33 APPY
Sch.6. EXOTIC ANIMALS TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OFSECTION 34 APPLY
Sch.7. INVERTEBRATES (SECTION 35(1))
Sch.8. PROBLEM ANIMALS (SECTION 44(1))
Sch.9. FLY FISHING WATERS (SECTION 65(1))
Sch.10. PROHIBITED AQUATIC GROWTHS SECTION 68(1))
Sch.11. PROTECTED PLANTS (SECTION 69(1)(A))
Sch.12. SPECIALLY PROTECTED PLANTS (SECTION 69(1)(B))
Sch.13. INVADER WEEDS AND PLANTS (SECTION 80(1)(A))
Sch.14. UNIQUE COMMUNITIES (SECTION 84(1)
Sch.15. LAWS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 104(1)
 
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